Unleashing my creativity… an ongoing learning process!
Photo: Typical houses of Barrio Sur (where most of the candombe action takes place) on a winter sunday afternoon. By: Martin Herrera. Today was one of those beautiful winter days in Uruguay. Cold, but not terribly so, with an amazing soft wonderful light to photograph. Given these ideal conditions I decided to leave my camera [...]
Robert Frank and the numbers game…
Photo: The Rings. Woman goes through the rings while doing the hula-hoop. When ever I see this image, I am always moved by the realization that in order to receive, you have to let go. The Rings. Santa Monica, California, USA. By: Martin Herrera Soler. Let me start by saying that I was so positively [...]
The story… the struggle!
Photo: A group of worshipers of the umbanda goddess of the sea take their boat full of offerings deep into the water. The boat was loaded with thirteen watermelons. Aligned with the laws of physics, the boat sank almost immediately after they let it go. By: Martin Herrera Soler. Yemanja umbanda celebration in Playa Ramirez, Montevideo, [...]
Felix, Gladys and Rover… by Elliot Erwitt.
Long before I knew photography was in my path, and even before I knew who Elliot Erwitt or Magnum where, I came across this image in the form of a postcard. I love dogs, and the moment I saw this image, I was struck. At the time I was delighted by the simplicity and the [...]
My travel photography featured in AFAR.
Photo: Annapurna Circuit Trek, Buddhist Temple in Marpha. This shot was taken very early in the morning, as the monks opened the temple door for morning payers. I love the contrast of tradition, with the newess of the lock in the door. By: Martin Herrera Soler. AFAR is an awesome travel magazine I [...]
Thoughts on camera phone photography, inspiration and creativity…
Image created with an iPhone. Nature’s revenge. Roads of Ireland. Green is everywhere in Ireland, where ever you look at there are endless patches of shades of green that loose into the horizon. It turns out the roads are not that different. In the middle of the paved roads, where the wheels don’t run as [...]
Featured in Leica Fotografie International – LFI.
I was browsing LFI (the independent Leica magazine) ‘mastershots’ for the Leica M9 category, in my iPad when I came across one of my Havana, Cuba images. I was very excited to see that it had gotten selected, along a set of wonderful images from other photographers. The mastershots images are submitted by readers and selected by [...]
Featured in The New York Times.
This has been a ‘productive’ week I guess. Today I had the pleasure to see one of my images in the New York Times. I was contacted about a week ago, about doing an assignment for The Times. They were interviewing Carlos Ott in regards to a recent project, Playa Vik, that he completed in [...]
Featured in Photoshelter Photographers of the Month.
One of my recent images from my travel and documentary work on Havana, Cuba (Revolución es… | Revolution is…) got featured in Photoshelters photographers of the month section. Very exciting! For those of you who are not aware, Photoshelter is a web service for photographers that it’s by far the best alternative to host your [...]
Three Days In Havana with an M9, 35 Lux, and an iPad.
Traveling with a Leica M9, 35mm Summilux and an iPad.
Guatemala Photography Workshops
Photography workshops in Guatemala, Antigua. Check out more information on http://www.juliadean.com/.
One of my Leica Images published…
A few months back I submitted an image for a charity project driven by the Leica Forum Community. All the proceeds of the book go to the Association for International Cancer Research. The submitted image below was accepted and will be published once the 120 pages book comes out soon. There were many categories, and [...]
SEO and the business of photography…
La Melaza, candombe en Uruguay. Ensayo de Enero 4, 2009. – Images by Martin Herrera I’ve come across what I consider a jewel of photography and business in the modern age. The people from Photoshelter have but together and SEO (Search Engine Optimization) cookbook, that walks you through pretty much everything you need to know [...]
Reminders…
Today we had the opportunity to do some socials and we spent the afternoon at a friends house, who was celebrating his birthday. As always I took my camera with me, and through the course of the afternoon just took it out for the ‘candle-cake’ moment. As I got home and look through the few [...]
In the search of the elusive 'project'…
It’s been a long time since I las posted in the Projects section of my site. Partly, because I have not been doing much work lately; at least not in the form of a ‘project’. To a certain extent I continue to struggle with the whole notion of conceptualizing and defining a ‘project’. It’s been [...]
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My America at home…
I came across this great idea, ‘My America at Home’, a nationwide photo project, September 17 to 23, 2007. For seven days, everyone in America is invited to join 100 of the nation’s leading photojournalists to capture “the emotions of home.” The goal of the project is to capture the extraordinary diversity that makes up [...]
Another time around…
Thank you for visiting the Projects section. This area of my website is intended to provide you with an inside look at the projects that I am currently working on or have worked in the past. My intention in doing so is to open a space for you to co-participate in my creative process and [...]
So… why change the website?
Well, the truth is that a lot has changed since www.MartinHSphoto.com first saw the light of day in early 2006. Back then I was looking for a place to share a hobbie with friends and family. I was exploring and to a certain extent, challening my photography to stand the test of being shown. As [...]
Publication in FILE magazine…
I wanted to share that one of my images was published in the photography eZine (electronic magazine) FILE (http://www.filemagazine.com/). If you are not familiar with it, I strongly reccomended. It has great images.
Epson R2400 – The cost of Printing (my own analysis)
I have owned the Epson R2400 printer for a while now, and been wondering how much it really costs to print at home. Before buying I researched the topic, but found nothing really definitive on this topic. After running through 25 ink cartridges I thought it was worth to do some math and come closer [...]
How did the exhibit go?
Many of you have e-mailed me asking about the exhibit. I have to report that it was a really nice experience. I did not think going in, that I was going to enjoy it as much as I did. But looking at pictures of the day, I can see my smile was bigger than usual [...]
A more flexible space to simply share raw work…
Recently I was talking to a photographer friend who told me how she was wondering if making a website was a good idea. She now felt that all the work in the website needed to be only her best work. I really connected with this notion. I also feel the need for a more felxible, [...]
